Sanctuary candle stand and holder



Oct. 17, 1939. w. T. MOCAULEY 2,176,536

SANCTUARY CANDLE STAND AND HOLDER Filed Sept. 22, 1956 1 E Z 22 g 26 as T 12 fiigna. v 21 INVEN TUR WILLIAM 7: MCL'AULE Y.

Patented Oct. 17, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFEE William T. McCauley, Fallowfield, Ontario, Canada Application September 22, 1936, Serial No. 102,015

2 Claims.

This invention relates to sanctuary candle stand and holder and more particularly it relates to devices adapted to manually control the upward movement of a candle.

5 In the art of candle holders and stands various obstacles and objections have been encountered from time to time which tend to reduce its efficiency and utilitarian purpose and cause it to inefiiciently perform the functions required. One of the many objections is the improper feeding of the candle, another is the difliculty in relighting a quenched candle wick, still another is the absence of accommodation for various size candles and a further objection is clogging of the 15 mechanism by melted wax.

With the present invention the foregoing and other objections and difficulties are overcome in a simple and practical manner. One of the objects of the present invention therefore. is to provide a device of this character wherein a candle may be extended a precise distance from the stand in accordance with requirements.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device of this character in which the relighting of the candle is quickly and conveniently accomplished without the annoyance and objection of having to lift down the stand, remove the candle, then take a pocket knife and Whittle down the candle to a point where itv can 30 be relighted.

A further object of the present invention. is to provide a device of this character wherein candles of different sizes may be used.

Still another object of the present invention is 5 to provide a device of this character wherein the extending of the candle may be quietly effected without in any manner detracting from the solemnity of religious or other services.

Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a device of this character which may readily be adapted to candle stands and holders already in existence or use.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple in structure, efiicient in operation and one that Will the more satisfactorily perform the functions required of it.

Having regard to the foregoing and other objects and advantages which will become apparent as the description reveals its structure and operation, the invention consists essentially in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described in detail and illustrated in 55 the accompanying drawing in which:

(Cl. (W -23) Fig. 1 illustrates a sanctuarycandle stand embodying my improved device.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section taken through the center of the stand and holder of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the candle holding means shown in detached form.

Fig. 4. is a side view of the supporting socket for the candle holding means.

Fig. 5 is a plan View of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2, and

Fig, 7 is a section Fig. 2.

Referring now to the structure and details of the present disclosure wherein like letters and numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the various illustrations, the letter A indicates the candle stand and holder as a whole and includes base B conveniently of the tripod leg type, vertical standard or casing C, candle holder D and candle E. The upper portion of stand, indicated at m, is adapted to conform to and strongly resemble the appearance of a candle stick.

The standard or casing is hollow as indicated at H and is conveniently sectionalized with appropriate decorative members I2 mounted or inserted at the section joints or other selected locations.

Rotatably mounted within the stand is a rod or spindle M. The upper portion of the rod is threaded as indicated at [5 while the lower end thereof is provided with a toothed pinion [B which meshes with a gear ll. A shaft it forms support means for the gear ii and a crank or other suitable means it? provides means for operating the gears to raise or lower the candle which will be hereinafter more fully related.

Slidably movable within the standard and threadedly engaging the spindle IA is a sleeve member 26. This sleeve is internally threaded as indicated at 2i and the upper end thereof is provided with a cap or socket 22 which is secured to the sleeve by means of a bolt or the like 23. By particular reference to Figs. 4 and 5 it will be seen that. the member 22 is formed with a shoulder 2 and provided with a recess or groove 25 and bayonet joint 2%. The member 22 is adapted to detachably receive therein a candle holding member 27 while pin 28 of the candle holding socket or member engages the slot to complete the bayonet joint connection,

The candle holding socket as will be seen by reference to Figs. 2 and 3 is provided with a taken on the line 1-1 of flange 29 one side of which is provided with a groove or recess as indicated at 30. Means for detachably securing the candle E in the socket or holder comprise an arcuate member 3| pivotally mounted as at 32 on the flange 29 and provided with a series of teeth 33 which when in normally closed position sink into the candle to firmly retain it in the socket. It is to be observed that the bore of the socket of the member 21 is made in a variety of sizes, thus candles of different sizes may be accommodated by the same stand.

During movement of the candle either upwardly or downwardly it is most desirable that such movement be conducted without rotation of the candle. To accomplish this I secure to or form upon the inner wall of the member ID a longitudinal rib or guide 34 (see Figs. 2, 3 and 4) This rib is designed to extend substantially from end to end of the candle representing portion and the grooves 25 and 30 of the respective members 22 and 27 engage the rib when in normal operative position. During movement of the sleeve 26 the members 22 and 21 slide upon the rib 34 and in this manner the sleeve and candle are moved upwardly or downwardly without rotation.

Mounted upon the upper extremity of the member I0 is a detachable cap 35 through which the candle E extends. The cap is provided with a drip channel 36 and like the socket 21, the cap may be made with different size openings to accommodate different size candles.

In operation and when it is desired to extend the candle beyond the cap member 35, the operating means I9 is rotated. Such operation, through the gear members, will rotate the spindle or rod M and the spindle being in threaded engagement with the sleeve member 28 will cause the sleeve to move upward or downward according to rotative direction. During rotative movement of the spindle E4 the sleeve 20 is prevented from rotative movement by means of the guide or rib member 34 previously mentioned. Thus as the sleeve moves upwardly the candle, without rotative movement, is extended through and beyond the cap 35 a required height. By so constructing the cap member 35 as to permit the candle E to be extended therebeyond the candle after being quenched is quickly and readily relighted.

When a candle is burned out or requires replacement, the cap 35 is removed and with the sleeve member 20 in its uppermost position, the candle holding socket through the bayonet joint connection is easily disconnected and removed. The stub candle is then released by swinging the member 3!, sideways and a new candle inserted when the member 3| is again swung into engaging position with the teeth 33 embedded in the candle. With the gearing and threaded elements the ratio is preferably such that a given number of rotations of the operating means will move the candle E a predetermined height above and beyond the cap member 35.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have developed a novel, simple and efiicient device for church or other use wherein candles are easily and quickly relighted, various sizes of candles accommodated and by its simple operation the solemnity of religious rites are reverently preserved.

Many changes may be made in the above structure and many apparently widely different embodiments constructed without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. It is intended therefore that all matter herein disclosed shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a sanctuary candle stand and holder, an outer tubular stand member through which the Wick end of a candle is extended and retracted, candle holding means within the stand member including a supporting member, a candle holding socket detachably connected to the supporting member, means to lock and retain a candle in said socket, an internally screw threaded movable sleeve member connected to the supporting member, rotatable screw spindle means engageable with the movable sleeve member adapted to raise and lower the said sleeve and consequently propel and repel the candle retaining means and a candle locked and held thereby, and operating means for rotating the spindle means.

2. A sanctuary candle stand and holder comprising, an outer tubular stand member through one end of which the Wick end of a candle is extended and retracted, candle holding means within the tubular stand member including a supporting member carrying a candle holding socket, a sleeve member depending from the supporting member and internally screw threaded, a screw threaded spindle turned into the sleeve member and rotatably swiveled in said stand member, means to rotate said spindle to move the sleeve and consequently the candle holding means up and down within the stand member, and a toothed segment carried by said candle holding means engageable with the base of a candle whereby to lock said candle to move with the supporting member and thus propel and repel said candle to extend and retract the wick end thereof through the upper end of the tubular stand member.

WILLIAM T. McCAULEY. 

